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It’s ba-a-ack
Are you OK? Are you alright? Help Medic! I hate it when that happens

It’s ba-a-ack

The Wuflu (Election Variant) is in da ho-o-ouse! Daughter got it first, this past Sunday and likely from a coworker who had picked it up…

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023
Distilling it down
Economics I hate it when that happens Poly Ticks

Distilling it down

I spend an inordinate amount of time listening to podcasts. It’s a great way to multi-task. Mowing the yard? Listen to a podcast. Driving to…

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
You know, I keep telling people that “We don’t bounce so good at our age”
I do these things so you don't have to I hate it when that happens

You know, I keep telling people that “We don’t bounce so good at our age”

But I never remember to apply it to myself. I need to rectify that oversight. It seems that once one is “over” the Wuflu, the…

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022
When it rains, it Wuflus
Housekeeping I hate it when that happens

When it rains, it Wuflus

I’ll try and do the posts I wanted to do 6 days ago sometime soon. But for right now, this is the post you’re going…

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Oh, my aching inflation
Economics I hate it when that happens

Oh, my aching inflation

I was poking around the economics sites on my list after this article on Zero Hedge, and I found this on ShadowStats. Folks, that’s 15%…

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
So much for the damn jab
I hate it when that happens

So much for the damn jab

While I was in the midst of the epic pressure washing of the house, Mrs. Freeholder started feeling a bit under the weather. It sounded…

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
I swear, they all belong to the same union
I hate it when that happens

I swear, they all belong to the same union

Last month, it was the lawn tractor. This month, the pressure washer. I suppose I can’t complain, as it has worked far beyond what I…

November 9, 2021November 11, 2021
At least it held up long enough to get the wood moved
I hate it when that happens

At least it held up long enough to get the wood moved

It never fails. I’m mowing the yard and the lawn tractor starts making a loud noise. Not clanking, more like it’s normal sound but a…

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021
*sigh*
I hate it when that happens

*sigh*

Today is either the third day in a row I’ve had a migraine, or Day 3 of a migraine. Sometimes, it’s hard to know which.…

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021
In which we get the message
Gardening I hate it when that happens Situational Awareness

In which we get the message

I knew that something like this would happen. I may not be a gardener (yet), but I know what things I can easily buy when,…

August 24, 2021August 28, 2021
Going to be a slow week posting
Computers I hate it when that happens

Going to be a slow week posting

I love my kitties-right up until I want to strangle one. Saturday night, Mrs. Freeholder was off watching something or other on her iDevice, and…

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
Monkeywrenching
Guns I hate it when that happens

Monkeywrenching

(Via Gab) Monkeywrenching is the act of nonviolent disobedience and sabotage carried out by environmental activists against those whom they perceive to be ecological exploiters.…

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021
Wuflu arrives (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 5)
I hate it when that happens Life in the time of Wuflu Situational Awareness Wuflu

Wuflu arrives (Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 5)

We have a “presumptive positive” case of Wuflu in my back yard. Not happy about it, but it was inevitable, so we’re going to go…

March 18, 2020April 12, 2021
Guns I hate it when that happens

Richmond is surrounded

(Via the Bongino Report) 90% of Virginia counties have approved some sort of Second Amendment Sanctuary ordinance. Your move, Richmond.

December 18, 2019February 15, 2021
Guns I hate it when that happens

Try as they might, you can’t stop the signal

Making rifled gun barrels at home-on the cheap. I hope liberal heads are exploding world-wide.

November 21, 2019February 15, 2021
One of many reasons I won’t be buying an electric car
Green Craziness I hate it when that happens Modern Life Skills Vehicles

One of many reasons I won’t be buying an electric car

Back in the early 2000s, we bought a golf cart to use at Camp Freehold. When faced with the choice between gas or electric, I…

November 13, 2019February 15, 2021
I hate it when that happens

California is lost

(Via the Woodpile Report) John Wesley, Rawles, born and raised in California, reminisces about his former home and declares it a lost cause. For those…

November 5, 2019February 15, 2021
I hate it when that happens Tech

Comments-a solution, but I’m not sure what it was

OK, so I’ve upgraded the hard drive in my primary laptop and rebuilt it from scratch. It’s running *much* better now. Software that has more…

September 14, 2019February 15, 2021
I hate it when that happens Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m

Comments, redux

Eaton Rapids Joe notes that he’s heard about my commenting problem and that he’s heard of other cases. At least I think he’s talking about…

September 8, 2019February 15, 2021
I hate it when that happens Prepping

OW! My feet!

This wonderful Labor Day weekend was the 30th anniversary of my marriage to Mrs. Freeholder. We decided to join a few friends, haul the RV…

September 6, 2019February 15, 2021
beep, beep, beep
I hate it when that happens Prepping

beep, beep, beep

Since my retirement, I’ve to some extent allowed myself to return to my body’s preferred schedule-night owl. I’ve been one since I was a teenager,…

April 9, 2019February 15, 2021
I hate it when that happens Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m

It appears I was wrong about legalizing drugs

I’m one of those small-l-libertarians who has always held that if we legalized drugs, the problems associated with illegal drugs would go away. Empirical evidence…

February 5, 2019February 15, 2021

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